comedy
Uniting four legends of the screen for a shot of summer silver screen cinema, Book Club is every bit as formulaic, disposable and harmless as you would expect.
While cathartic in the emotional expression of the finality of death, Irreplaceable You fails to be memorable, forgotten long after the credits have rolled.
Despite its absurd concept lending itself to occasional entertaining satire, The Jurassic Games suffers from poor visuals, bland cinematography, and poorly developed stereotypical characters.
If you’re stuck at home and need something to watch, maybe Ibiza might be for you if you want to escape reality for a little while.
On the eve of its 50th anniversary, Claude Berri’s autobiographical drama The Two Of Us remains as heartwarming as ever, offering a look at one of the greatest conflicts in history and the prejudices it triggered through a child’s eyes.
Although the widespread negative reaction to I Feel Pretty is slightly unfair, the film still feels mechanically engineered to do nothing more substantial than pass the time.
Lu Over the Wall combines a basic coming-of-age story with folkloric legend to concoct a tale of self-discovery that is incredibly messy, but also very beautiful.
Though Duck Butter’s attempts to distinguish itself in an overloaded genre are admirable, it is unfortunately too undercooked to be a fully-fledged success.
Life of the Party may be one of the weaker comedies to come from Melissa McCarthy in a leading role, but it’s entertaining, pleasant and harmless enough to warrant your attendance if you’ve been taken by McCarthy’s previous work with Ben Falcone.
Overboard takes the basic structure of the original film and gives it a modern update, with Eugenio Derbez and Anna Faris both giving enjoyable and endearing performances while not losing all the screwball charm of the original.
Compared to other teen classics that have covered the same ground before, The Kissing Booth comes across as amateurish – and a tiny bit problematic.
Kristy Strouse reviews her final batch of films from Tribeca Film Festival, including Zoe, In a Relationship, and Woman Walks Ahead.
As well as getting a chance to check out witty theatrical drama The Great Pretender at Tribecca Film Festival, Film Inquiry’s Kristy Strouse also got to speak to director Nathan Silver about his film.
Director Claire Denis is choosing a more diverse range of film projects than any other time in her career – and it’s best exemplified by Let the Sunshine in, a romcom that subverts genre expectations on the hunt for true love.
17 years after Super Troopers became a modest financial success and cult comedy favourite, Super Troopers 2 sees the characters return – and nothing substantial has changed in the intervening years, for better and for worse.